Why did 1Password 8 auto-lock?

Thanks @B0neDaddy

I've added your voice to our feature request.

I've just migrated to 8. The auto-lock after X idle minutes feature has changed. I am no longer able to enter the amount of time I prefer. In fact, this change has made 1Password either more annoying or less secure for me.

In my situation, I do like having auto-lock on ... but after 12 hours. Generally speaking, I don't particularly like having to enter my complex and long password very often, and I've deemed that 12 hours splits my balance between risk and annoyance. 8 hours is too short, and Never is too long. Why has the ability to select a custom time been taken away?

On behalf of Peter, you're very welcome @kenka433!

Jack

Can you add a 24 hour auto-lock option on top of the 8 hour? Thanks.

Can't figure out how to delete this post but saw my similar post in a beta thread was seen so no need to reply to this. Thanks.

Thanks, everything is good now.

Hi @kenka433, thanks for letting us know about this. They are indeed two different settings, so you should be able to go to 1Password > Preferences > Security and set "Lock after computer is idle for never" and that effectively disables that setting. Let me know if it works for you! 👍

I have the same problem. Auto-lock is not checked, but 1P locks when my Mac is idle. I haven't timed it to see if 4 hours is when it happens.

Thank you, martinliss. It's good to know that the option works for you, and I will pass on your feedback about the UI design to the appropriate folks.

ref: dev/core/core#15540

Yes I was but I think your UI has a design flaw in that normally if there a checkbox, the option under it only applies if the checkbox is checked, but in 1Password's UI the "Lock after..." option is independent of the checkbox. so I never thought to look at the drop-down.

Hi @hakwmoth, thanks for this helpful explanation. That's what I would suggest, too.

martinliss are you able to achieve the desired lock behavior after adjusting that 10 minutes setting to never?